Synopsis
キャプテン翼 ヨーロッパ大決戦
The first Captain Tsubasa movie is about a match between an "All Europe Boy Soccer Team" and an "All Japan Boy Soccer Team" and takes place at the end of the first TV series. When the Japanese team arrives in Europe they meet incredible players with skills and strength they never had to face before.
Other Titles From Group TAC
The 1984–1986 Japan Window
Captain Tsubasa Movie 01: The Great Competition of Europe holds position #32 of 91 Japan films in the 1984–1986 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Captain Tsubasa Movie 01: The Great Competition of Europe premiered alongside 33 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 33 other Japan films in 1985.
The 644th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
46 audience reviews — more than 62% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (62th percentile) outruns trending popularity (37th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,604 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,178 of 2,532 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
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| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Group TAC, Tsuchida Production, TV Tokyo |
| Runtime | 41m |
| Release Date | July 13, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt1569361 |













